“It Shouldn’t Be That Hard”: Adam Schefter Grills Aaron Rodgers Over Free Agency Decision As Public Feud Intensifies

ESPN’s Adam Schefter ruthlessly called out veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers for dragging on his free agent decision.

The Jets officially released Aaron Rodgers from his contract on Wednesday, making the four-time MVP a free agent for the first time in his career. Most big-named free agents agreed to deals with new teams in the days leading up to the official league new year, but Rodgers has been in zero rush to make a decision.

Rodgers has already spoken with the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants, with other reports tying him to the Minnesota Vikings.

Like so many fans, Adam Schefter is frustrated with Rodgers dragging out the announcement on his future. Speaking on the “Jen, Gabe & Chewy” podcast, Schefter questioned why Rodgers hasn’t made a decision yet:

“To me, this shouldn’t be that hard, right? Like, the Steelers want you. The Giants want you. We’re seeing players across the league make decisions. It shouldn’t be that hard. Either you want to play or you don’t. You want to play in Pittsburgh or you don’t.

You want to play in New York or you don’t. Like, Chewy, what’re you going to have for lunch? You gonna make a decision or are you gonna drag it out for four days, five days, a week? It’s not that hard. Make a decision and live with it.”

This is out of character for Schefter, or any major sports insider, for that matter. But we’ll go ahead and guess that Schefter’s shot at Aaron Rodgers has to do with their past beef.

You may recall that in 2023, Rodgers went through a phase where he called out NFL insiders like Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapooprt. Rodgers said he told Schefter to “lose my number”, and the latter provided proof on the matter:

Perhaps Adam Schefter, like so many others, has just grown tired of the never-ending headlines surrounding Rodgers. And we’re sure Schefter is getting bombarded with questions on A-Rod’s decision, which obviously wouldn’t help matters.

Aaron Rodgers Can Still Play At A High Level

As awful as the Jets were in 2024, Rodgers certainly didn’t play like someone who’s experiencing a deep decline. Despite playing behind a terrible offensive line, and despite a dysfunctional mid-season coaching change, Rodgers threw for 3,897 yards, 28 touchdowns and only 11 interceptions.